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HARDY PHLOXES. 



Among hardy herbaceous plants none are more gorgeous and more 

 easily grown than these. They are perfectly hardy, succeeding in any 

 garden soil, and producing magnificent spikes of showy and lasting 

 flowers year after year, with comparatively little care. 2§ to 3 ft. 



FARQUHAR'S "SUPERB" COLLECTION OF TWELVE 

 HARDY PHLOXES. 

 35 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 

 Baron van Dedem. Brilliant cochineal red with salmon shadings. 

 Beacon. Brilliant cherry-red; very effective shade. 

 Blue HilL Violet-blue. 

 Elizabeth Campbell. Light salmon pink, deeper eye; dwarf. 



Enchantress. Vivid salmon pink with crimson eye ; deep green glossy 

 foliage; robust habit. 



Europa. White with crimson-carmine eye ; flowers and trusses large. 



F. G. von Lassburg. Splendid pure white; very large. 



Helene Vacareseo. Dwarf white; late. 



P. Fordham. Flowers pure white with a soft pink eye; large trusses. 



R. F. Struthers. Brilliant salmon rose. 



Rynstrom. Rose, white centre. Immense trusses. 



Le Mahdi. Deep purplish violet. 



PHLOXES. STANDARD VARIETIES. 

 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 Albion. Pure white with faint rose eye, large truss. 

 Beranger. White suffused with rosy pink; amaranth-red eye. 

 Bridesmaid. White with crimson-carmine centre. 

 Eclaireur. Bright magenta with light halo, large flower. 

 Hodur. Lilac-rose, shading to white on the centre. 

 La Cygne. Pure white, splendid spike; late. 

 La Vogue. Clear silvery-rose. 



Mrs. Jenkins. Pure white, fine for massing; large panicles; early. 

 Pantheon. Brilliant rose; an effective variety. 

 Sunshine. Salmon-rose. Fine deep shade. 



Hardy Garden Phlox. 



100 



18.00 



PHLOX amoena. A charming dwarf variety, forming a Doz. 

 carpet of foliage, covered in May and June with a 

 mass of lavender pipk flowers. 6 in. ... .. .$2.50 $18.00 



divaricata. A dwarf native species with pale blue 

 flowers; the blooms are borne on long graceful stems, 

 and have the most delightful fragrance. Splendid 

 plant for use in rockery, border, or wherever a dwarf, 

 flowering effect is desired. May and June. 1ft. ... 2.50 



subulata. (Moss pink.) {Mountain pink.) A charm- 

 ing, useful and ornamental variety valuable for 

 rockeries and edgings. It is of creeping, spreading 

 habit, the foliage being of an evergreen nature, and 

 in May and June it is completely covered by the mass 

 of bright colored blooms, effectively concealing the 

 foliage beneath, and producing the effect of a solid 

 sheet of color, most conspicuous in the early Spring. 

 May and June. 4 in. 



rosea. Rosy pink 

 lilac. 



alba. Pure white. 



2.50 15.00 



... 2.50 15.00 

 ... 2.50 15.00 



suffruticosa Miss Lingard. A charming dwarf, early 

 flowering variety; the flowers are borne luxuriantly 

 in massive heads, and begin to bloom far in advance 

 of the standard sorts, and if the old flowers are kept 

 from going to seed by picking, the new flowers will 

 continue to appear throughout the Summer. Color 

 white, delicate lavender eye. May to Oct. 2 ft. . . . 



2.50 18.00 



PRIMULA japoniea. Mixed colors. One of the 



finest primroses for the garden, producing several 

 whorls of large flowers on erect stems, varying from 

 white to crimson ; May and June. 1 J ft. ... ... 2 . 50 18 . 00 



vulgaris. (P. AcauUs.) The Y ellow English Primrose. 



An old favorite. Flowers bright canary yellow ... 2.50 18.00 



vulgaris mixed. Embraces a fine range of colors 



2.50 18.00 



veris. (Polyanthus.) Dwarf Spring-flowering plants 

 with many beautiful combinations of colors. The 

 plants thrive best in a partially shaded situation and 

 should be protected during Winter with a light cover- 

 ing of dry leaves or meadow hay. Mixed Colors. .. . 2.50 



18.00 



Primula veris (Polyanthus.) 



veris Yellow. Large-flowered, clear pure yellow 



2.50 18.00 



